Bitcoin mining pool CEO to ‘command’ SpaceX mission

The founder and CEO of prominent bitcoin mining pool f2pool is set to ‘command’ the first ever human spaceflight to fly over the North and South Poles in a mission launched by SpaceX.

Chun Wang, who is also CEO of blockchain validator firm Stakefish, announced his participation in the Fram2 mission yesterday.

According to SpaceX, Wang is slated to be Fram2’s ‘commander.’ According to the mission’s website, the crew for the three to five-day flight includes a ‘vehicle pilot’ and a ‘mission specialist’ with impressive polar exploration credentials. However, there’s no specific mention of any significant space-going experience.

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Indeed, SpaceX notes this will be the crew’s first spaceflight so it’s not immediately clear what Wang’s role will entail.

Despite similarities between the name of the mission and that of Wang’s mining firm, Fram2 is, according to the website, named after the ship that carried the Norwegian expedition that pipped the British to the South Pole in 1911.

However, Crypto sleuth Truth Labs has highlighted its similarity to FRAM JPEG Capital, who they say laundered funds for the Bit front exploit, Ronin Exploit, and Luna Foundation.

Protos has reached out to Fram2 to confirm what Wang’s role in the mission will entail.

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